Warhead: The True Story of One Teen Who Almost Saved the World by Jeff HenigsonMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is one of those times where the title and the cover drew me in, and I’m glad they did. Warhead is the true story of Jeff Henigson who discovers he has brain cancer and gets to make a wish. His wish, to meet Mikhail Gorbachev and try to bring an end to the Cold War by convincing him to disarm the Soviet Union’s nukes.
I know Jeff chose his wish in part because of his father, but still, most kids want to go on a vacation or something, it’s the rare kid who looks at the wish as an opportunity to do something world changing.
There are plenty of hurdles Jeff has to overcome in order to make the wish reality, the smallest one being the fact that kid’s with brain tumors usually shouldn’t be flying to the other side of the world. Really, that one and convincing his parents seem to be the smallest issues. When you want to meet with the leader of the Soviet Union, there are mountains in your way.
The whole event reads like fiction, which makes it highly enjoyable. The fact that it’s all true makes the reader more invested in the outcome. All in all, an enjoyable book.
I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Author: Jeff Henigson
Publisher: Delacorte
Publication Date: July 2nd 2019
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